EDITOR's DAUGHTER LEAH CORNE IN WARSAW: THE REMAINS OF THE WARSAW GHETTO, ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND-AND THE MARCH OF THE LIVINGby Leah Corne, grade 10 student Gray Academy June 29, 2014, with files from the Winnipeg Jewish ReviewRead the Full Story

NATHAN KIRSHNER OF BROCK CORYDON : MY EXPERIENCE HOSTING TAMIR FROM THE ISRAELI HOCKEY TEAM by Nathan kirschner, grade 6 ,Brock Corydon School, March 29, 2013Read the Full Story

Eran Efron: My Experience Hosting Madj and George from the Israeli Hockey Team- Sushi and Tushiby Eran Efron, April 26, 2013Read the Full Story

Jana Elazar; Israel's Reputation: A Change in Perceptionby Jana Elazar, a grade twelve student at Gray Academy of Jewish Education, 2013Read the Full Story

JANA ELAZAR: UNWRA AND THE PALESTINIAN REFUGEE QUESTION : A HINDRANCE TO PEACEJana Lazar, a grade 12 student at the Gray Academy of Jewish EducationRead the Full Story

Azrieli Foundation Launches Three Holocaust Memoirs At Event in partnership with Bnai Brith

The goal of the Azrieli Series of Holocaust Memoirs is to put a personal face on what was lost –one story at a time.By: Shaked Karabelnicoff [with files from Rhonda Prepes and Rhonda Spivak]Read the Full Story

REVIEW OF EVA WISEMAN's NEW BOOK THE LAST SONG by Shaked Karabelnicoff, entering Grade 8 , Gray AcademyRead the Full Story

POSTCARD FROM BENJAMIN MORGAN AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY-- PRESIDENT OF WINNIPEG CHAPTER TAKES OFF TO HAWAIIby Benjamin Morgan(with small additions by the Editor), posted December 6, 2011Read the Full Story

SPECIAL REPORT BY DOV CORNE: WE DAY-WE ARE THE GENERATION TO MAKE CHANGE! THUMBS WAY UP TO BOB SILVER, RICHARDSON AND CHIPMAN by Dov Corne, with Editorial Comment by Rhonda Spivak, November 25, 2011Read the Full Story

EYE ON SPORTS: NATE THE GREAT INTERVIEWS ROXANNE KIRSHNERby Nate Kirshner, age 10, posted Nov 10, 2011Read the Full Story

NATES THE GREAT : SECOND INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA KIRSHNER AND JETS HIGHLIGHTS Nate Kirshner, posted Nov 17, 2011Read the Full Story

On October 24th, 140 people gathered at Balmoral Hall School for a day of inspired learning with four renowned lecturers from one of the world’s leading universities. The “Best of Hebrew U” event, organized by the Winnipeg chapter of Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, brought in Professors Menachem Hofnung, Ein-Ya Gura, Michael Segal, and Abraham Fainsod to speak about a wide variety of topics

HUMAN RIGHTS AND HOLOCAUST STUDIES PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON : A GIFT FROM THE ASPER FOUNDATION

Info Meeting on October 26 at 7:00 p.m.for non-Gray Academy Students at Asper CampusBy Simon Garfinkel, Grade 10 Student, St Paul's High School

The Asper Foundation Human Rights & Holocaust Studies Program is a fantastic program. It gives students the opportunity to learn, grow, and also to enjoy seeing Washington. The program is far more than just a trip to Washington. It is a five month process that the students experience to learn about human rights and the Holocaust.

Eighty five year old Leo Weiss, a Holocaust survivor and teacher, is a man who spends much of his time retelling the miraculous story of his survival to teenagers like myself. I had the privilege of hearing him speak at the B’nai Brith Manitoba Jewish Christian Roundtable on September 14, 2010 to an audience of 150 people in the Multi-Purpose room of the Asper Campus.

B’nai Brith Camp is a summer sleep away camp that educates their campers in both wilderness skills and Judaism. BB Camp is located on Town Island in Lake of the Woods, which is just south of Kenora, Ontario. At camp, there are two sessions each summer. The first Session consists of four age groups. Habonim (age 7-8), Taste of BB (age 8-9), Kifrim (age 9-10) and Colchot (age 10-11). The second session consists of three age groups Ruach (age 11-12), Chavurah (age 12-13) and Abirut (age 13-14). There are other programs for older campers.

FAINTUCH PLANS TO ENLIST IN THE IDFBy Rhonda Spivak, September 22, 2010

Zev Faintuch was awarded the Mina Rosner Human Rights Award on September 22 which is presented to the winning entry in the Mina Rosner Human Rights Essay Competition [ His winning essay is presented at the bottom of this article]. The ceremony took place yesterday at the Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre of the Jewish Heritage Centre at the Asper Campus.

[Editor’s note: Aliza Cohen, is a graduate of Ohr Hatorah Day School who studied in Israel for grades 9-11 at Ulpanat Darcei Noam. She now attends Grant Park High School.]by Aliza Cohen, Grade 12, September 5, 2010

A new year, a new beginning, a day of judgement and resolution. This is Rosh Hashanah, the day that calls us to reflect and repent. Rosh Hashanah is a day of significance and for every prayer we say, and every food we eat, there are a multitude of explanations as to why we do so.

Many people who pass through or live their lives in Winnipeg often characterize it as cold, lifeless city that often falls short of the task of supporting a vibrant Jewish community. While this community is clearly unique in its history and spirit, I would be hard pressed to find a community in North America with a Jewish population this size

Continuing its exemplary commitment to community service, B’nai Brith Manitoba Region this spring invited Gray Academy of Jewish Education grade 12 students to reflect upon the value and significance of their personal community service experiences in an essay writing contest.

Dena Stitz just completed Grade 10 at the Gray Academy of Jewish Education.

On Sunday, June 13th, around 25 volunteers headed out to Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba eager to take part in Camp Massad’s third annual “Volunteer Work Day”. The volunteers helped out by gardening, raking leaves, cutting the grass, weed whacking, adding gravel to paths, cleaning cabins and moving kayaks and benches.

The Guests of War is a 563 page trilogy by the wonderful writer Kit Pearson. Girls in grades five to eight, ages 10 to 14, would be touched by this wonderful trilogy. It is quite a long book since it is a trilogy but you don’t even realize it. This book takes place in the 1940s but goes on for around 16 years until 1956.

The hard work finally paid off! After a successful bake sale, hours of planning and numerous e-mails, the Winnipeg NCSY youth movement was finally heading to Camp Chi in Wisconsin to join up with the other groups from the Midwest region.

In the small town of Selkirk, Manitoba, there is not much emphasis placed on studying the Holocaust. In the past few months, however, many Aboriginal students began learning about and discussing the Holocaust after being asked by B’nai Brith in Manitoba to hold a Yom Hashoah service in their school.

THUMBS UP: WE LIKED THE COMMUNITY YOM HA’ATZMAUT CELEBRATIONBy Jordan Chizda, age 10, and Dov Corne, age 10, both at Brock Corydon SchoolRead the Full Story

SUNDAY EVENING: ANOTHER NIGHT IN SKOKIEBy Jacob Weinger, age 16, Skokie IllinoisRead the Full Story

THE WINNIPEG JEWISH COMMUNITY: AN OUTSIDER'S PERSPECTIVEBy Brandon Stern, New Jersey, Exclusive to the Winnipeg Jewish Review Read the Full Story

BBYO CONVENTION A BIG HITBy Mathew Gunn, student at Gray Academy

About 85 teens were at the BBYO’s AIT/ MIT convention last March, including Dan Saidman, the regional head of BBYO, which took place at Camp Cedarwood, which is located in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Anoother BBYO convention will take place in th eupcoming months.

Just a few months ago, as I was looking at a map of regions of NCSY, the youth movement of the Orthodox Union of North America. I noticed that Winnipeg did not appear on the map. In an article I read about the great benefits that this youth movement had brought to Jewish communities. It made me think that, notwithstanding the wonderful opportunities for youth in our community, there was something missing.

A few weeks ago I had a pleasant surprise at school (however improbable that may seem). I walked into my Hebrew class, as always, but was greeted at the door not by my teacher as always, but by an Israeli woman I had never seen before. She was short, with curly brown hair and a friendly smile. She wore big red glasses and a colourful dress. And when I stepped into the room, I realized that the classroom had been completely transformed. All of the desks had been pushed to the center of the room, now covered by an enormous piece of white drawing paper. The same paper was also placed along the edge of the class, all the way around. I stood with the rest of the students at the front of the room, looking around at this strange new environment.

Traditionally, people picture their children frolicking around and playing video games. Then there are those of us teenagers who spend large portions of our weekend talking about the economy, Iran and various other “adult” topics. We are called debaters, and that is what we did last weekend at the Gray Academy. Twenty-eight teams showed up from all over Canada to participate in the yearly Asper Cup. Although this year there was a twist, we were not only competing for the prestigious cup, we were partaking in the Oxford Cup. Top two teams from this tournament were to go on to Oxford University in England, although I am making it seem much easier than it really is.